Other Brain Injuries

Symptoms

Respiratory circulatory abnormalities may be involved in many of the following symptoms

Postural problems

Co-ordination problems

Movement problems

Emotional problems

Depression

Breathing problems

Chest infections or weakened immunity

Poor digestion

Visual problems

Double vision or other visual problems

Incontinence

Cognitive problems

Communication problems

Speech problems

Memory retrieval problems

Difficulties understanding language

Difficulty following instructions

Social and behavioural problems

Attention problems

Epilepsy

Causes

The obvious causes of brain Injury may be a stroke, accident or medical event.

There is also another consequent negative effect on the brain's recovery potential which stems from the impact of the brain injury on the breathing quality of the child or adult involved.

Breathing affects blood circulation and oxygen delivery to the brain, posture, muscular skeletal structure, speech, sleep and general health and is thus responsible for the healthy dynamic interactions between bodily systems.

Abnormal breathing creates physiological stress which is couterproductive to recovery potential after a brain injury.

Since all areas of the brain infuence breathing in different ways the effects of abnormal breathing on brain injuries also varies depending which areas of the brain are involved .To gain a clearer picture of these relationships please also see our Cerebral Palsy or Autism or ADD sections.

Effects

TST ' massage' therapy strengthens and develops the breathing of children with brain injuries and so optimises the brain's recovery potential.